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| Topic Started: May 20 2012, 10:38 PM (86 Views) | |
| Durgan | May 20 2012, 10:38 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.durgan.org/URL/?QOBTF 20 May 2012 Almonds Almonds are are touted to be one of the most nutritious of all nuts.It was decided to add them to my daily diet, but discovered that raw they are not particularly pleasant to eat and are hard to digest. Upon experiencing, it was found that they are most pleasant, creamy and easy to digest if cooked. Method: Raw almonds are beat in the blender with sufficient water to make a slurry so that it pours readily. If cooked on the stove with the bottom of the pot on the flame, the slurry sticks and often burns unless constantly stirred. To overcome this,a sort of double boiler was devised so the cooking pot is heated by boiling water with he ingredient pot isolated from flame hot spots.The almond slurry boils gently and nothing sticks to the pot. Cooking time takes longer about an hour or more, and no attendance is necessary except for an occasional stirring while cooking.The cooked product is stored in the refrigerator and may be pressure canned for longer storage. Just another nutritious food for variety. |
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| Dialtone | May 21 2012, 03:24 AM Post #2 |
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I eat a couple handfuls of raw almonds every day. Besides being nutritious, almonds are high in "good" fat, but fat non-the-less so you should not eat many if you are on a diet. I don't have a problem digesting them, and they are high in fiber. We sometimes mix the raw almonds with dry roasted, and have them as desert after supper, Costco is the best place to buy large quantities that last quite a while. http://www.nutsforalmonds.com/nutrition.htm |
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| Durgan | May 21 2012, 10:04 AM Post #3 |
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I eat about a litre of almonds a week, cooked. Sometimes I cook them thick and eat like portage and other times thinner and drink. I am going to try the same procedure with sunflower and pumpkin seeds. I am always looking for replacements or Pink Slime and Glued Meat. |
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| heatseeker | May 21 2012, 10:10 AM Post #4 |
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I roast my own almonds, usually start the day with a bowl of oatmeal, chopped almonds and raisins. The almonds go fast, because the kids snack on them whenever they visit, which is often. |
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